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OCHA: 313 Palestinian structures demolished in 2010

A report issued by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in its monthly report that the Israeli occupation authorities demolished 313 Palestinian structures in the

Hasbara Lie Exposed: “Staged” Settler Violence is Actually Tree Pruning

In a recent Ynet News story, a news group operating within West Bank settlements witnessed “Arabs and Leftists” staging an event in which their olive trees were vandalized, so as

Israeli occupation stops dozens of pilgrims from leaving for Makka

The Palestinian captives committee said that the Israeli occupation authorities refused to allow dozens of pilgrims from leaving the West Bank to Amman on their way to Makka to perform

European politicians to visit J’lem, W. Bank and meet with Palestinian officials

A high-level delegation of European politicians is expected to visit on Sunday occupied Jerusalem and the West Bank in order to witness the Israeli violations there and meet with Palestinian

Obama’s task on Egyptian democracy

wHEN HE met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in September, President Obama brought up the need for "a vibrant civil society, open political competition, and credible and transparent elections in

Thousands of 1948 Palestinians commemorate the Kafr Qasem massacre

Thousands of Palestinians from the 1948-occupied Palestinian territories participated on Friday in a rally to mark the 54th anniversary of the Kafr Qasem massacre under the slogan "against institutional racism

Israeli police shoot “hated” Arab legislator in back

Jonathan Cook reports on the shooting in the back of Israeli Arab MP Haneen Zoubi by Israel police who used special paramilitary forces against an Arab demonstration provoked by ultra-right-wing

Obama’s half-hearted efforts for Egyptian democracy

Since Obama brought up the need for "a vibrant civil society, open political President Mubarak’s regime has done exactly the opposite of what Obama asked.

Mahmoud Abbas Caves In: Recognizes the US as a Jewish State [Satire]

In a major breakthrough engineered by the great man of change and hope and who has blocked access to all documents that tell us anything about him, Israeli Vice President

IOA holds MP Qufaisha in administrative custody

Hamas MPs in the West Bank denounced the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) for holding their colleague MP Hatem Qufaisha, from Al-Khalil, in administrative detention for six months.